Celestial Seasonings Tea Bags Plastic

A message to celestial seasonings customers.

Celestial seasonings tea bags plastic. The trouble with tea bags the mighty tea bag. Drinking tea is a very british tradition so much so that we consume 60 2 billion cups of tea each year according to the uk tea and infusions association. Types of plastic tea bags. The way tea leaves are processed after they are picked determines the type of tea they become.

Container of leaves that taste buds dream of also delicious dipper made with plastic ew. For over 40 years celestial seasonings has offered natural products that are good for you and good for the world and our customers health and safety is our number one priority. These tea bags are 100 compostable. Welcome to the official celestial seasonings online store.

Viscose rayon pvc thermoplastic or polypropylene. Their site also claims that it s strings tags and tea bags are recyclable but it is unclear what that means for composting. When you order by the cutoff time monday through friday excluding major holidays most orders will ship that same day and you will receive it in 1 to 3 business days depending on your zip code. All of their teas are said to come in foil pouches which is definitely avoidable waste.

This tea brand has a mixed bag. Since 1994 tea companies have been guided by the international tea sack standard which describes a composition of 5 ply kraft paper aluminum and polyethylene plastic for tea bags but why is there plastic in your tea. Country living reveal which tea bag brands do and don t have plastic in their bags. 91 of celestial seasonings tea had high pesticide residue prompting a class action lawsuit to be filed against them.

Green black and white teas are all made from the leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. Goggi president of the tea association of the u s a. Many popular brands in the uk like pg tips and yorkshire are working on eliminating the plastic and should have plastic completely out of their tea bags soon this can t come soon enough since a recent study showed that one plastic tea bag can shed one billion microplastic particles into your drink 1. Or green tea is gently steamed or pan fired immediately after harvest to preserve its bright green color and fresh taste.

There are numerous kinds of plastics that tea bags can be made from. And most of us tea drinkers choose tea bags rather than tea leaves 96 in fact. Plastic tea bags are typically used for high end specialty teas and account for about 5 the tea bag market peter f. Recently a blog article appeared questioning the safety and quality of some of our teas.